A Tale of Two Vampires

You would think, looking at the cover and reading the summary of the book, that this is going to be the usual 'hot 'n heavy' vamp tale - but you'd be sooo wrong.

It's not a dark tale but it is a well written fun filled plot about timetravel with curses, ghosts, double-crossing, lies, great entertaining characters, lots of humour and funny situations. The couple often talk to each other mind to mind with quick witted quips usually about sex but if you took out the mild sex talk and innuendos which occasionally led to the real thing (usually quick and not very descriptive) then this could have been a YA listen.

I had, in a moment of madness or during a sale, downloaded all her Dark Ones books and I've started with this one not realising it's actually book 10 but it could have been a stand alone listen and I will, in time, listen to the rest but more as a break from my normal books as I like the dark, brooding mysterious vamps like the infamous BDBrotherhood.

Worth a credit? Lots of fun, a light listen and very entertaining so Yes, but if I hadn't already of downloaded the rest then I wouldn't continue with the series - not because their bad books or badly written - but because their just a bit too 'light' for me.

Between the characters and the narration, this was one of the most annoying books I have listened to. The book was written in a way that attempted to be "quirky", but it was overkill. Instead of being entertaining, the quirkiness made the characters come across as imbeciles. I couldn't connect with either of the main characters. There was supposed to be this steamy attraction between the two, but it felt really forced and didn't pull me into the romantic connection. I don't think it was a "bad" book, just not my cup of tea.

The narration didn't help at all. The main female character was performed ok, but the guy's voice grated on my nerves the whole time, as did some of the supporting characters.

I probably won't be buying another book in this series, but I might give the narrator a second chance.

The narrator was so irritating I could not even finish the audiobook. Every time there was a sex scene the narrator dropped into this nasal, deep tone that sounded like someone delivering a bad punchline. There wasn't much to the story either. Completely predictable with no real build-up it just dragged on to the point that I lost interest halfway through.

Ever After by Kim Harrison.

The narrator was horrible.

I would cut the narrator and start from scratch with a non-cliche plot.

Don't waste your money on this one. It's that bad!

The storyline was predictable and a little slow at times, but the narrator, Nicole Poole made it a truly entertaining listen.

This was not one of her best for suspense but the dialogue was exceptional.

Nicole was able to give voice to not only each character with believable tones, but she made the distinction between conversations the characters were having with themselves and others, whether they were voiced or held telepathically , with such clarity I was never confused. I was held engaged by the characters and their personalities clearly defined by their conversation.

Don't blink if you have to use subtitles

This book was so enjoyable, I cannot tell you how many time I laughed out loud!! The by play between Iolanthe and Nikola was great. I thoroughly enjoyed when Iolanthe kept saying she was a pacifist when she wanted to throttle so many people. I cannot wait till the next book, I hope there is another with these characters.

Katie and Nicole do it again. :).

I want a Dark One of my own

I think it was supposed to be sexy and funny. It was cheesy and corny!

Maybe, but I like listening....this was a great listen because of the narrator and the story line.
Nichole makes you see the characters and what is happening...she has great inflection and that paints a picture of the story.

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Nothing, I thought she was great. Made me start looking for more books with her as the narrator. She made IO come alive.

This was a great listen....I recommend to anyone who likes this type of reading.

Story was pretty good and the narrator did a better job than she did in previous book "In the company of vampires"

This isn't your typical vampire story. It's about I.O. who time travels back in time and meets a dark one (vampire). She had already met his children in the future. There's a lot of quirkiness, funny moments, a lot of mind talk about sex, some sex but not real descriptive. I.O. does get a little annoying at times the way she can babble on, but if you want a light listen then you might enjoy this book. It's not a dark book and except for a lot of talk about sex could have been a YA book.

The narrator could have done a little better on the male voices but wasn't too bad.